Seventeen years on, Mochi and Ansari have taken on a different role — speaking about the state of the nation. Together they are campaigning for CPI(M) candidate P Jayarajan, who is contesting from Vatakara constituency in North Kerala.

The petition had led to the 2008 order directing the formation of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe nine major post-Godhra riot cases under the Supreme Court’s close supervision and monitoring.